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Celebrate 200 years of Dickens – in miniature!
Posted on January 16th, 2012 by admin
The bicentenary of Charles Dickens’ birth is in February and to celebrate, The Dolls House Emporium has put together a wide-ranging collection of Dickensian miniatures.
People who enjoy creating scenarios in miniature are inspired by a wide range of genres from literature, history, geography and contemporary settings.
Such miniatures allow anyone with a little imagination to recreate some of the most famous scenes from his work.
Set designers at The Dolls House Emporium have recreated the famous setting from Dickens Dream, the 1875 artwork by Robert William Buss.
Painted shortly after the author’s death it shows him in his study at Gad’s Hill Place, Higham, in Kent, having fallen asleep.
It is an unfinished watercolour – with only characters from The Mystery of Edwin Drood coloured in – and shows many of Dickens’ fictional characters occupying his dreams.
To recreate this scene as shown above, The Dickens writing desk (part no. 5719) and chair (5729), both in wood, are available from The Dolls House Emporium.
Charles Dickens himself (5739) is also available to buy, along with a wide range of ready-for-the-table food and drink, which would also be ideal for a spread of fantastic food from a sumptuous range to taunt the hungriest of Olivers… as well as using fine dining accessories like the candelabra, bottles of fine wine in a room lined with mirrors, works of art and family photos.
With clever use of some other miniatures from the Dolls House Emporium catalogue, scenes can be created from other favourite Dickens works.
Perhaps your dolls’ house is already a Victorian-inspired example. It’s an era that perfectly encapsulates a popular idea of childhood – from Dickens’ youthful heroes such as Oliver Twist and David Copperfield through to the lavish furniture and decor.
For more information, visit www.dollshouse.co.uk/PR200 or call 080 00 11 44 11, quoting PR200.
